Posts: 494 Location: Washington
Tue 22 Mar, 2011 2:20 pm
Mystery seax
Hi,
This was my first better quality
seax purchased some time back. I don't have aclue to who the make was. There is a mark like a M and P together. It is pattern welded.
I like to have a name to go with my items. Does anyone have any idea?
Thanks
Robert
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Posts: 11,553 Location: San Francisco
Tue 22 Mar, 2011 3:00 pm
Is this an early Michael Pikula?
Posts: 51 Location: Norway
Tue 22 Mar, 2011 3:37 pm
Could also be a bind rune with Ehwaz and Wunjo. Hmm.
Posts: 494 Location: Washington
Tue 22 Mar, 2011 4:06 pm
Seax
Hi,
I don't think Michael made it. I have several of his items and the older items were marked as volund forge.
But surely the smith must have made more than one knife? I purchased it from someone, I no longer remember who, here in the US.
Looks like it is still a mystery!!!
Robert
Posts: 411 Location: Madison, WI
Tue 22 Mar, 2011 5:19 pm
Just confirming that the
seax is not my work.
The MP mark I have used on drawings is similar, not no cigar.
Posts: 494 Location: Washington
Sun 29 May, 2011 8:05 pm
Seax
Hi, Just a bump to the top. I still would very much like to know who made this
seax.
Thanks
Robert
Posts: 96
Mon 30 May, 2011 11:05 am
Could it be Matthew Parkinson? I believe he and a couple other smiths work out of a shop in CT called Falling Hammer Productions. The work on the guard reminds me of some of his pieces.
Posts: 143 Location: Northern California
Mon 30 May, 2011 5:03 pm
Perhaps we are thinking too inside the box.It is my vote that those characters may not be an "m" and a "p" at all..To me,those look very much like Dwarven /Tolkien/Nordic RUNES,not English letters.For example,in Tolkien's Moon Rune alphabet,those marks translate as an "E" and a "W".I am not sure as to exactly what variety of runes they are,however.Several custom makers do use runes though,especially on Norse style blades,most notably the Mad Dwarf Workshop.Just a thought...
Posts: 411 Location: Madison, WI
Sun 30 Oct, 2011 4:47 pm
M. Livermore wrote: |
Could it be Matthew Parkinson? I believe he and a couple other smiths work out of a shop in CT called Falling Hammer Productions. The work on the guard reminds me of some of his pieces. |
This seax is a Matthew Parkinson piece. I saw some of his work at Ashokan, and the makers mark rang a bell and I finally got around to matching it up to this thread. You can drop him a line if you would like to confirm but I'm 99% sure.
Posts: 494 Location: Washington
Fri 04 Nov, 2011 10:14 pm
Mystery seax
Hello Michael,
Many thanks. I went to his website and saw the exact markings on a sword he created. I sent him a PM, but it was just a formality. Good eye, and thanks again for your help and every one else who kicked it around.
Regards
Robert
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